diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f986e1a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
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diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 3d1b2da..87182aa 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -13,7 +13,9 @@ This module is able to clean the text, detecting gender from dirty or unclear na
 ## Example
 ```javascript
 // Require gender detection module
-var gender = require('gender-detection');
+const gender = require('gender-detection');
+
+let g;
 
 // Use it to detect the gender:
 g = gender.detect('Tim Johnson');
@@ -31,10 +33,13 @@ g = gender.detect('BiLL$...');
 
 g = gender.detect('::Jenni♥fer::');
 // "female"
-```
 
-### Tests
+// Extract the first name
+const first_name = gender.getFirstName('Mario Bros');
+// "mario"
+```
 
-In case you want to run some tests, please install the test framework Mocha (https://mochajs.org)  
-After installing it, on the parent directory type: `mocha test`.
-The test directory is obviously `/test`.
+### Unit tests
+```shell
+npm test
+```
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index 4c407b9..9afe92d 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -1,32 +1,41 @@
-var male = require('./genders/male');
-var female = require('./genders/female');
+'use strict';
 
-exports.detect = function(fullName, lang) {
-  var firstName = getFirstNameFromFullName(fullName);
-  resgender = getGender(firstName, lang);
-  return resgender;
+// Requirements
+const male = require('./genders/male');
+const female = require('./genders/female');
+
+// Match gender type from the first name
+const getGender = function(firstName, lang) {
+  if (lang && male[firstName] && male[firstName][lang] && female[firstName] && female[firstName][lang]) {
+    return 'unisex';
+  } else if (lang && male[firstName] && male[firstName][lang]) {
+    return 'male';
+  } else if (lang && female[firstName] && female[firstName][lang]) {
+    return 'female';
+  } else if (male[firstName] && female[firstName]) {
+    return 'unisex';
+  } else if (male[firstName]) {
+    return 'male';
+  } else if (female[firstName]) {
+    return 'female';
+  }
+  return 'unknown';
 }
 
-function getGender(firstName, lang) {
-    gender = 'unknown';
-    if (lang && male[firstName] && male[firstName][lang] && female[firstName] && female[firstName][lang]) {
-        gender = 'unisex';
-    } else if (lang && male[firstName] && male[firstName][lang]) {
-        gender = 'male';
-    } else if (lang && female[firstName] && female[firstName][lang]) {
-        gender = 'female';
-    } else if (male[firstName] && female[firstName]) {
-        gender = 'unisex';
-    } else if (male[firstName]) {
-        gender = 'male';
-    } else if (female[firstName]) {
-        gender = 'female';
-    }
-    return gender;
+// Extract the first name from a full name string
+const getFirstNameFromFullName = function(fullName) {
+  return fullName
+    .toLowerCase()
+    .replace(/^\s+|^0-9+|[^a-z-úñäâàáéèëêïîöôùüûœç\- ]+/g, '')
+    .split(/\s/)[0];
 }
 
-function getFirstNameFromFullName(fullName) {
-  fullName = fullName.toLowerCase();
-  fullName = fullName.replace(/^\s+|^0-9+|[^a-z-úñäâàáéèëêïîöôùüûœç\- ]+/g, '');
-  return fullName.split(/\s/)[0];
+// Detect gender
+exports.detect = function(fullName, lang) {
+  const firstName = getFirstNameFromFullName(fullName);
+  const resgender = getGender(firstName, lang);
+  return resgender;
 }
+
+// Export getFirstNameFromFullName function
+exports.getFirstName = getFirstNameFromFullName;
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index d4a76d2..33f4c3f 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "gender-detection",
-  "version": "0.0.5",
+  "version": "0.1.0",
   "description": "Detect the gender of a person using his/her first name.",
   "license": "GPL-3.0",
   "main": "index.js",
@@ -29,5 +29,8 @@
   },
   "scripts": {
     "test": "mocha test"
+  },
+  "devDependencies": {
+    "mocha": "^5.2.0"
   }
 }
diff --git a/test/test.js b/test/test.js
index 4decb3c..9998cce 100644
--- a/test/test.js
+++ b/test/test.js
@@ -1,39 +1,45 @@
-/*
- * If you want run tests please install the test framework Mocha (https://mochajs.org).
- * Then type the command on the parent folder: mocha test
- */
+'use strict';
 
 // Require assert mocha
-var assert = require('assert');
+const assert = require('assert');
 
 // Require gender detection module
-var gender = require('../index.js');
+const gender = require('../index.js');
 
 describe('Simple names', function() {
-    it('It should return male, female, or unknown', function() {
-        assert.equal('male', gender.detect('John','en'));
-        assert.equal('female', gender.detect('Holly'));
-    });
+  it('It should return male, female, or unknown', function() {
+    assert.equal('male', gender.detect('John','en'));
+    assert.equal('female', gender.detect('Holly'));
+  });
 });
 
 describe('Double names', function() {
-    it('It should return male, female, or unknown', function() {
-        assert.equal('male', gender.detect('Tim Johnson'));
-        assert.equal('female', gender.detect('Francesca Rossi'));
-    });
+  it('It should return male, female, or unknown', function() {
+    assert.equal('male', gender.detect('Tim Johnson'));
+    assert.equal('female', gender.detect('Francesca Rossi'));
+  });
 });
 
 describe('Bad formatted names', function() {
-    it('It should return male, female, or unknown', function() {
-        assert.equal('male', gender.detect('BiLL$...'));
-        assert.equal('female', gender.detect('::Jenni♥fer::'));
-    });
+  it('It should return male, female, or unknown', function() {
+    assert.equal('male', gender.detect('BiLL$...'));
+    assert.equal('female', gender.detect('::Jenni♥fer::'));
+  });
 });
 
 describe('Simple names with languages variable', function() {
-    it('It should return male, female, or unknown', function() {
-        assert.equal('male', gender.detect('Johnny','en'));
-        assert.equal('male', gender.detect('Andrea','it'));
-        assert.equal('unisex', gender.detect('Andrea','hgjj'));
-    });
+  it('It should return male, female, or unknown', function() {
+    assert.equal('male', gender.detect('Johnny','en'));
+    assert.equal('male', gender.detect('Andrea','it'));
+    assert.equal('unisex', gender.detect('Andrea','hgjj'));
+  });
 });
+
+describe('First names', function() {
+    it('It should return the first name', function() {
+      assert.equal('mario', gender.getFirstName('Mario'));
+      assert.equal('karl', gender.getFirstName('Karl Callagan'));
+      assert.equal('francesca', gender.getFirstName('Francesca Chiara Rossi'));
+      assert.equal('ludwig', gender.getFirstName('Ludwig van Beethoven'));
+    });
+  });